Does patient knowledge affect the colorectal cancer risk in ulcerative colitis?

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 78, Issue 924, 2002, Pages 615-618

  Eaden, Jayne A ^a   Abrams, K ^b   Mayberry, J F ^c  

^a WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN AND COLITIS KNOWLEDGE SCORE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION PROCESS;

COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036809549     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.78.924.615     Document Type: Article

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